Bitdefender Develops Tool to Unlock Ransomware
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 03/31/2016 02:59 PM
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Bitdefender has announced the release of a free toll which can be used to clean systems infected by several growing ransomware strains.
This new decryption tool protects against the rising flood of ransomware including Locky, and two older ransomware strains CTB-Locker and TeslaCrypt that recently resurfaced.
In November 2015, Bitdefender released a similar tool to unlock Cryptowall infections.
Bitdefender is not the only one that has developed tools against ransomware. In April 2015, Cisco released a tool to fight files affected by TeslaCrypt ransomware. In November, Kaspersky Labs unveiled a similar tool to decrypt files hit by CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware.
Last week, the FBI sent an urgent memo to U.S. businesses asking for assistance protecting against Samas ransomware. Lately ransomware has been targeting hospitals. But the threats come from all kinds of avenues. Last week, a security certification provider in New Mexico was discovered to have spread ransomware via Angler exploit kits.
Bitdefender's chief security strategist Catalin Cosoi said that attackers are interested in JavaScript ransomware. “A ransomware capable of running on all three major operating systems means a bigger market for cyber-criminals, who will target more victims and thus, raise more ransom money.”
Source: SCMagazine
This new decryption tool protects against the rising flood of ransomware including Locky, and two older ransomware strains CTB-Locker and TeslaCrypt that recently resurfaced.In November 2015, Bitdefender released a similar tool to unlock Cryptowall infections.
Bitdefender is not the only one that has developed tools against ransomware. In April 2015, Cisco released a tool to fight files affected by TeslaCrypt ransomware. In November, Kaspersky Labs unveiled a similar tool to decrypt files hit by CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware.
Last week, the FBI sent an urgent memo to U.S. businesses asking for assistance protecting against Samas ransomware. Lately ransomware has been targeting hospitals. But the threats come from all kinds of avenues. Last week, a security certification provider in New Mexico was discovered to have spread ransomware via Angler exploit kits.
Bitdefender's chief security strategist Catalin Cosoi said that attackers are interested in JavaScript ransomware. “A ransomware capable of running on all three major operating systems means a bigger market for cyber-criminals, who will target more victims and thus, raise more ransom money.”
Source: SCMagazine
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